diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 01d74ae..b5057bd 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -2731,16 +2731,23 @@
 	// Only override the minSdkVersion value on Apexes which already specify
 	// a min_sdk_version (it's optional for non-updatable apexes), and that its
 	// min_sdk_version value is lower than the one to override with.
-	overrideMinSdkValue := ctx.DeviceConfig().ApexGlobalMinSdkVersionOverride()
-	overrideApiLevel := minSdkVersionFromValue(ctx, overrideMinSdkValue)
-	originalMinApiLevel := minSdkVersionFromValue(ctx, proptools.String(a.properties.Min_sdk_version))
-	isMinSdkSet := a.properties.Min_sdk_version != nil
-	isOverrideValueHigher := overrideApiLevel.CompareTo(originalMinApiLevel) > 0
-	if overrideMinSdkValue != "" && isMinSdkSet && isOverrideValueHigher {
-		return overrideMinSdkValue
+	minApiLevel := minSdkVersionFromValue(ctx, proptools.String(a.properties.Min_sdk_version))
+	if minApiLevel.IsNone() {
+		return ""
 	}
 
-	return proptools.String(a.properties.Min_sdk_version)
+	archMinApiLevel := cc.MinApiForArch(ctx, a.MultiTargets()[0].Arch.ArchType)
+	if !archMinApiLevel.IsNone() && archMinApiLevel.CompareTo(minApiLevel) > 0 {
+		minApiLevel = archMinApiLevel
+	}
+
+	overrideMinSdkValue := ctx.DeviceConfig().ApexGlobalMinSdkVersionOverride()
+	overrideApiLevel := minSdkVersionFromValue(ctx, overrideMinSdkValue)
+	if !overrideApiLevel.IsNone() && overrideApiLevel.CompareTo(minApiLevel) > 0 {
+		minApiLevel = overrideApiLevel
+	}
+
+	return minApiLevel.String()
 }
 
 // Returns apex's min_sdk_version SdkSpec, honoring overrides